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Novena condo to offer smaller units at soft launch

Posted on 21 Oct 2009 | Comments Off on Novena condo to offer smaller units at soft launch

AN UPMARKET freehold condo in the Novena area, that has been adapted to create smaller units than first planned, will have a soft launch tomorrow.
An artist’s impression of Lincoln Suites at night. The average price of a unit is $1,680 per sq ft.

Lincoln Suites is being developed by a consortium comprising Koh Brothers Group, Heeton Holdings, KSH Holdings and Lian Beng Group.

The first phase consists of 56 units located on the 6th to 12th floors at an average price of $1,680 per sq ft. Most of the lower floors are for the project’s 190 car park lots.

As with many developments these days, Lincoln Suites was reconfigured to fit a number of small units – 44 studio units and 22 one-bedders. Prices start at over $800,000 for a small unit. Continue reading →

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Supply, interest rates frame housing debate

Posted on 16 Oct 2009 | Comments Off on Supply, interest rates frame housing debate

The property market yesterday toasted the sale of a record 5,719 private homes in the third quarter, even though the industry posted a second consecutive month-on-month drop in sales to 1,143 units in September. Despite the high point, the discussion in property circles was marked by circumspection.

The number of homes that developers manage to sell in the fourth quarter as well as next year will be limited by the shrinking stock of launch-ready homes and developers’ fast-depleting landbanks.

While the economic outlook is improving, the accompanying scenario of rising interest rates may cause some to re-evaluate their property investment decisions as mortgage rates rise. If savings rates on bank deposits also increase, this will take some shine off parking money in property, which is what many investors have been doing this year, says DTZ executive director (consulting) Ong Choon Fah. Continue reading →

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